Refuse attachment for table-plates



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REFUSE ATTACHMENT-FOR TABLE PLATES. No. 292,651 Patented Ja.11.29,1884.

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} specification, in which- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ALBERT HENTSOHKE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

REFUSE ATTACHMENT -FOR TABLE-PLATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,651, dated January29, 1884.

i Application filed December 7,1883. (No model.)

To all who/1t it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT HENTSOHKE, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Refuse Attachmentfor Table Plates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had totheaccompanying drawings, which form part of this Figure l is a plan ofa plate with my attachment thereon. Fig. 2 is a vertical section ofplate and attachment.

My invention has for its object to providea device adapted to form anattachment to or appendage of a table-plate and to serve as a receptaclefor small refuse particles, such as fish-bones, potato-skins, 8x0. 1

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A designates a dinner or tableplate of any ordinary, usual, or suitable construction, and B v thedevice which constitutes my invention.

Said deviceconsists of a shallow pan, tray, or vessel, preferablysegmental in its general outline and concave on its upper side, andhaving two lugs, 72 b, which pass under the edge a of the plate A, and amiddle lip, 12, which passes over said edge.

This device may be made of metal or other material, and will form aconvenient receptacle and holder for such parts of food as are notdesired to be retained on the plate, but which a decent regard for linenand the usages of polite society demand shall not be shoved off onto thetablecloth or thrown on the floor.

WVhat I claim as my invention is 1. A refuse-holder designed and adaptedto ALBERT- HENISOHKE.

Witnesses:

. ANDREW ZANE,-JI., M. D. CoNNoLLY.

